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After Nearly 144 Years, Construction Of World's Tallest Church Reaches Big Milestone – What's Taken So Long?La Sagrada Família in Barcelona pictured in 2024.

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After Nearly 144 Years, Construction Of World's Tallest Church Reaches Big Milestone – What's Taken So Long?La Sagrada Família in Barcelona pictured in 2024.
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After Nearly 144 Years, Construction Of World's Tallest Church Reaches Big Milestone – What's Taken So Long?

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This 600-Year-Old Inca Building Was Designed For An Incredible Acoustic ReasonA picture of the side of a church. The first meter or so of the construction show a dinstic incan style before becoming a classic european looking church.

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This 600-Year-Old Inca Building Was Designed For An Incredible Acoustic ReasonA picture of the side of a church. The first meter or so of the construction show a dinstic incan style before becoming a classic european looking church.
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This 600-Year-Old Inca Building Was Designed For An Incredible Acoustic Reason

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Could We Build Cities Using Iceland's Lava In The Future? This Conceptual Project Has Volcanic VisionsA screenshot of the video showcasing Lavaforming, a groundbreaking project to use Iceland's lava as a sustainable building material.

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Could We Build Cities Using Iceland's Lava In The Future? This Conceptual Project Has Volcanic VisionsA screenshot of the video showcasing Lavaforming, a groundbreaking project to use Iceland's lava as a sustainable building material.
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Could We Build Cities Using Iceland's Lava In The Future? This Conceptual Project Has Volcanic Visions

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Why Are Most Houses Rectangular – And When Did That Become The Norm?Mohenjo-daro, located in modern-day Pakistan, was built in 2,500 BCE and was one of the world's earliest major cities.

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Why Are Most Houses Rectangular – And When Did That Become The Norm?Mohenjo-daro, located in modern-day Pakistan, was built in 2,500 BCE and was one of the world's earliest major cities.
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Why Are Most Houses Rectangular – And When Did That Become The Norm?

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Why Do Medieval Staircases Usually Go Clockwise? (We Promise It's Not What You Think)photo of stone staircase that has been flipped horizontally so the stairs appear to be twisting in an anticlockwise direction

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Why Do Medieval Staircases Usually Go Clockwise? (We Promise It's Not What You Think)photo of stone staircase that has been flipped horizontally so the stairs appear to be twisting in an anticlockwise direction
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Why Do Medieval Staircases Usually Go Clockwise? (We Promise It's Not What You Think)

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This Incredible Islamic Fountain From The 1300s Might Have Actually Been A ClockThe image show a partial view of the fountain showing five lions all spouting water in a dodecagonal channel below and a dodecagonal basin on top of the lions.

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This Incredible Islamic Fountain From The 1300s Might Have Actually Been A ClockThe image show a partial view of the fountain showing five lions all spouting water in a dodecagonal channel below and a dodecagonal basin on top of the lions.
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This Incredible Islamic Fountain From The 1300s Might Have Actually Been A Clock

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Cross This Tiny Bridge, And You’ll Be In A New Country – And A New Time ZoneThe smallest international bridge in the world over the Abrilongo stream, located on the border between Spain (El Marco) and Portugal (Arronches).

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Cross This Tiny Bridge, And You’ll Be In A New Country – And A New Time ZoneThe smallest international bridge in the world over the Abrilongo stream, located on the border between Spain (El Marco) and Portugal (Arronches).
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Cross This Tiny Bridge, And You’ll Be In A New Country – And A New Time Zone

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Laguna Garzón Bridge: The Most Subtly Weird Bridge In The Worldaerial view of Laguna Garzon Bridge, a circular bridge that connects sandy roads over a lagoon

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Laguna Garzón Bridge: The Most Subtly Weird Bridge In The Worldaerial view of Laguna Garzon Bridge, a circular bridge that connects sandy roads over a lagoon
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Laguna Garzón Bridge: The Most Subtly Weird Bridge In The World

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Your Exam Performance Could Be Affected By The Room You Take Them InStudents sitting exams in a large room.

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Your Exam Performance Could Be Affected By The Room You Take Them InStudents sitting exams in a large room.
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Your Exam Performance Could Be Affected By The Room You Take Them In

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The Mystery Of The "Hanging Pillar" Of Veerabhadra TempleA pillar with a cloth underneath most of it.

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The Mystery Of The "Hanging Pillar" Of Veerabhadra TempleA pillar with a cloth underneath most of it.
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The Mystery Of The "Hanging Pillar" Of Veerabhadra Temple

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The Pentagon Is No Longer The World's Biggest Office BuildingAn aerial view of the Surat Diamond Bourse - the world's largest office building - in the DREAM City of Surat, India.

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The Pentagon Is No Longer The World's Biggest Office BuildingAn aerial view of the Surat Diamond Bourse - the world's largest office building - in the DREAM City of Surat, India.
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The Pentagon Is No Longer The World's Biggest Office Building

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Granite: Ancient Wonders, Middle Ages, To Modern MarvelsPhotograph of Brihadisvara temple, leaves in foreground

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Granite: Ancient Wonders, Middle Ages, To Modern MarvelsPhotograph of Brihadisvara temple, leaves in foreground
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Granite: Ancient Wonders, Middle Ages, To Modern Marvels

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Dubai's Double-Skyscraper Set To Be The Longest Cantilevered Building On EarthAn artist's impression of the One Za’abeel skyscraper in Dubai before its construction.

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Dubai's Double-Skyscraper Set To Be The Longest Cantilevered Building On EarthAn artist's impression of the One Za’abeel skyscraper in Dubai before its construction.
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Dubai's Double-Skyscraper Set To Be The Longest Cantilevered Building On Earth

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Tallest Skyscraper In The US Could Be Heading To An Unlikely CityAn artist's impression of the Boardwalk at Bricktown Development, if it received approval for it's extra-tall Legends Tower.

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Tallest Skyscraper In The US Could Be Heading To An Unlikely CityAn artist's impression of the Boardwalk at Bricktown Development, if it received approval for it's extra-tall Legends Tower.
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Tallest Skyscraper In The US Could Be Heading To An Unlikely City

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How Come The Leaning Tower of Pisa Hasn't Toppled Over?The leaning tower of Pisa in Italy with groups of tourist around the historic monument.P attraction

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How Come The Leaning Tower of Pisa Hasn't Toppled Over?The leaning tower of Pisa in Italy with groups of tourist around the historic monument.P attraction
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How Come The Leaning Tower of Pisa Hasn't Toppled Over?

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